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Bournemouth vs West Ham

AFC Bournemouth welcome West Ham United to the Vitality Stadium, with the Cherries looking to complete a league double on the Hammers.

The Cherries beat West Ham at the London Stadium in August after coming from a goal down to win 2-1 in the capital.

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Bournemouth are in a woeful spell of form and Eddie Howe's side are without a win since December 22, when they beat Brighton at the Vitality.

The Hammers will be boosted by last weekend's 1-0 win over Arsenal at the London Stadium, thanks to Declan Rice - who scored his first goal for the Irons.

 

Team News

Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson will face a late fitness test on the hamstring injury that has kept him out for the last few weeks.

Simon Francis, Adam Smith, Lewis Cook and Dominic Solanke are all absentees for the Cherries.

Marko Arnautovic looks unlikely to feature for the visitors, with the ongoing saga of his potential move to China.

Javier Hernandez is available again for the Hammers after hamstring and back problems.

Ryan Fredericks will return to the squad, with a return to training earlier in the week.

 

The Managers

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe: "I've seen a real strength within the group this week and the players are very determined to turn things around.

"The key thing is to believe in our work, our style of play and to believe in each other. I've seen a really positive reaction."

West Ham United manager Manuel Pellegrini: "Bournemouth for me is a team who have good players, who always score goals because they play two strikers and very good technical midfielders.

"From our side, we will have to be very concentrated, try not to allow them to score, and of course our team always tries to score.

"I think it will be a very good game. It's not an easy game."

 

Match Stats

- Bournemouth haven't lost a game against West Ham in four meetings, with two draws and two wins along the way.

- West Ham have scored in all of the previous 12 meetings, though, with 25 goals in total.

- The Cherries have lost 11 of their last 14 matches in all competitions, with only two wins to their name in that time.

- The Hammers have won six of their last nine league games, with only Manchester United and leaders Liverpool earning more points than the Irons since the beginning of December.

- West Ham have scored 17 of their last 20 goals in the second-half.

 

Betting Odds

AFC Bournemouth: 11/8

Draw: 27/10

West Ham United: 2/1

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